EfD Chilean team participated in the XIII Annual Meeting of the Chilean Society for Regional Studies (SOCHER)
The theme of the SOCHER 2023 meeting in the city of Valdivia in southern Chile was Territorial Challenges and Sustainability. Several EfD Chile fellow researchers, academics, and alumni from various…
Assessing the costs of ozone pollution in India for wheat producers, consumers, and government food welfare policies
EfD Authors:
We evaluate the impact of ozone pollution on wheat yields in India and its economic consequences for producers, consumers, and the government. Using an ozone flux–based risk assessment, we find that ambient ozone levels led to a 14.18% average reduction in wheat yields from 2008 to 2012. Irrigated wheat was particularly susceptible to ozone-induced losses, highlighting a potential threat to climate-change adaptation through irrigation expansion. Employing an economic model, we analyze the effects of a "pollution-free" scenario on various factors.
Air pollution exposure and COVID-19: A look at mortality in Mexico City using individual-level data
EfD Authors:
We use individual-level data to estimate the effects of long- and short-term exposure to air pollution (PM2.5) on the probability of dying from COVID-19. To the best of our knowledge, our study is the first to look at this relationship using individual-level data. We find that for Mexico City there is evidence of a positive relationship between pollution and mortality that significantly grows with age and that appears to be mostly driven by long- rather than short-term exposure.
The Costs of Blue Sky: The Distributional Effects of Environmental Regulation on Labor Demand in China
To cope with the stricter environmental regulation, manufacturing firms need to carry out pollution reduction activities and change their optimal production decisions, which may affect their labor
EfD India hosts roundtable discussion on a carbon pricing policy for India
A roundtable debated the role of carbon pricing in India’s climate change mitigation strategy, particularly in attaining the national target of net zero emissions by 2070, declared at COP-26. The…
Electricity reliability and electric cooking: What can we learn from cross-national comparisons?
The study will use household surveys from several African and Asian countries to examine how electricity reliability and quality, prices, gender dynamics, and other variables affect electric cooking
Private benefits from ambient air pollution reduction policies: Evidence from the household heating stove replacement program in Chile
EfD Authors:
We estimate the key private benefits from a program to improve ambient air quality during winter in central Chile by replacing inefficient wood-fired home heating stoves with more efficient pellet stoves. We are interested in the private benefits to households, because they represent additional value of the program and likely drive adoption.
Examining the Potential of Air Purifiers and Behavioural Interventions in Mitigating the Impact of Air Pollution on Children in the Global South
Air quality has been rapidly deteriorating in the developing world with increasingly severe consequences on health and long-lasting adverse effects on children. Delhi is one of the most severely